XIII. An act to authorize the formation of companies for the recovery of stolen horses, cattle and sheep, and the apprehension of the thieves, and to insure against the loss of the same by being ......... 125-127 XIV. Of the investigation of the origin of fires in certain cases; passed XVI. References to various provisions of the Revised Statutes affecting EXTRACT FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Adopted November 3d, A. D. 1846. ARTICLE VIII. tions, how created. 657. 119. 188. $1. Corporations may be formed under general Corporalaws; but shall not be created by special act, except 26 Barb., for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the 20 Barb., judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the cor- 16 Barb., poration cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts, passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time, or repealed. 15 Barb., 657. corpora S2. Dues from corporations shall be secured by Debts of such individual liability of the corporators, and other tions. means as may be prescribed by law. tions" de 559. 554. S3. The term corporations, as used in this article, "Corpora shall be construed to include all associations and fined. joint-stock companies having any of the powers or 6 Paige, privileges of corporations not possessed by indi- 1 Barb. Ch., viduals or partnerships. And all corporations shall have the right to sue and shall be subject to be sued in all courts in like cases as natural persons. 547. EXTRACT FROM THE REVISED STATUTES IN RELATION TO Applications to the Legislature for Acts of Incorporation, plicants to give notice to Legislature. S2. Every association intending to apply to the Certain apLegislature for an act of incorporation, and every corporation intending to apply for an alteration, amendment, or extension of its charter, shall cause the like notice of such application to be published in the State paper, and also in a newspaper printed in the county in which such corporation is intended to be, or shall have been established. [Laws of 1818, p. 121; and Revised Statutes, part I, chap. VII, title 3, § 2. Vol. I, p. 154, Edmonds' edition.] notice. S 4. If the application be for an act of incorpora- Contents of tion, the notice shall specify the amount of the capital stock requisite to carry the objects of such incorporation into effect; and if the application be for an alteration in any charter already granted, the notice shall state specifically the alteration intended to be applied for. [Laws of 1818, p. 121; and Revised Statutes, part 1, chap. VII, title 3, § 4. Vol. I, p. 154, Edmonds' edition.] |